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Old Kaiyuan Port

Sailing spot · Taiwan

Is it worth the trip?

7Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Thu 5: 4 kn gusting 7, side-shore, Water: waves 0.8 m

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 19 knF5
Gusts
25kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.9 mwaves
Air
27°C

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 16 knF4
Gusts
22kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.0 mwaves
Air
27°C

Thu 5 · 34 out of 100

Wind
SSE 4 knF2
Gusts
7kn
Shore
side
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
27°C

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 15 knF4
Gusts
19kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
0.8 mwaves
Air
27°C

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 27 knF6
Gusts
36kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.5 mwaves
Air
27°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 22 knF6
Gusts
32kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
27°C

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Wind
NE 22 knF6
Gusts
28kn
Shore
offnot safe
Water
1.3 mwaves
Air
26°C

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Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 534, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor
  9. Tue 100, poor
  10. Wed 110, poor

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wopen to the W
  • Best wind: N or Salong the shore
  • Avoid: Eblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 27 °Cno wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number
Wind forecast and score for each day at Old Kaiyuan Port
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Mon 2Nov0, poorwind from the east, 7 knotsF311knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves27°C
Tue 3Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 19 knotsF525knoffnot safe0.9 mwaves27°C
Wed 4Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 16 knotsF422knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves27°C
Thu 5Nov34, poorwind from the south-south-east, 4 knotsF27knside0.8 mwaves27°C
Fri 6Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 15 knotsF419knoffnot safe0.8 mwaves27°C
Sat 7Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 27 knotsF636knoffnot safe1.5 mwaves27°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 22 knotsF632knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves27°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 22 knotsF628knoffnot safe1.3 mwaves26°C
Tue 10Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 20 knotsF527knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves25°C
Wed 11Nov0, poorwind from the north-east, 24 knotsF636knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves25°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

No month stands out

Good sailing days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Old Kaiyuan Port

Known for sailing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for sailing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea is about 25°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in June, its warmest (no wetsuit). No town nearby. Nearest place to stay we found: 蘭嶼海神民宿, 蘭嶼鄉, 0 km. Nearest beds: Hengchun, 79 km. Nearest airport: Lanyu Airport (KYD), 4 km.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,100–US$2,200 each

about US$1,100–US$2,200 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to KHH, estimated from distance and season, changing at HKG, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$777–US$1,610
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$100–US$174
Food7 days eating outabout US$221–US$415
Totalabout US$1,100–US$2,200

No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: nearest beds 79 km away

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No town nearby

Nearest place to stay we found: 蘭嶼海神民宿, 蘭嶼鄉, 0 km. Nearest beds: Hengchun, 79 km. Nearest airport: Lanyu Airport (KYD), 4 km.

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Getting there: about 27h 15m

About 27h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → KHH, changing at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), then 2h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.